Peter's close friend Cynthia Charles started a crowdfunding initiative to help the family during this challenging time.

Via the Gofundme.com site, they've raised an astonishing R235 000 within two days.

TimesLIVE reported that Peter was treating some Covid-19 patients and soon became ill.

Charles explained, "She was in hospital for three days. The hospital discharged her and that very night she started to struggle to breathe and was turning blue. She was readmitted and that’s when she gave in."